Improvement in portable fences



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A. s. CHANE'Y. PORTABLE FENCE.

'Patented May 22,1877.

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A. S. CHANEY'.

PORTABLE FENCE.

Patented May 22,1877.

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WITNESS Q Q wil UNITED STATES ABSALOM S. UHANEY,

PATENT QFFICE,

OF FLORA, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN PORTABLE FENCES.

specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [91,1 13, dated May 22, 1877; application filed- March 24, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABSALOM S. OHANEY. of Flora, in the county of Clay and State of Illinois, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Portable Fences; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description, of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.:-

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of an end view of my portable fence, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

This invention relates to portable fences; and consists in the construction and arrangement hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates two inclined supports or posts, which, taken together, are shaped like an iiwerted V, and loosely connected at their upper converging ends by a link, a. Their lower ends are beveled, so as to set squarely upon the ground when in the position described, and their upper ends are .beveled, so as to present two vertical inner faces, a a, between which is a space, a for the reception of the ends of fiat rails B B. To said supports A A two upper posts or supports, 0 (J, are pivoted by links 0 0, so as to cross above at O, and in this cross 0 set the ends ofriders D l). The weight of the said riders and upper supports causes said inner faces a a to clamp tightly upon said flat rails B I3. This fence is especially designed for use in confining large stock. It is simple, cheap, and easily constructed, and may be set on a hard surface. It can be easily taken to pieces, packed, and transported.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the inverted V-shaped lower supports A with'X-shaped upper supports 0, linked thereto, rails B, and riders I), substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ABSALOM SPARKS OHANEY.

Witnesses:

ROBERT GRAY, WILLIAM B. GRAY. 

